Baby, You No Cry O
Baby, You No Cry O
Baby, Don't You Cry
Lullaby
Lullaby
(Cameroonian Pidgin English)
(English)
Baby, you no cry o
Ashia Baby o
Langa*, langa le le
Soon Mami di come o.
Baby, don't you cry,
Hush ya, baby,
Wanting to eat, eat,
Soon your mommy will be here.**
Notes
*Langa is a Pidgin English word that means "longing to eat".
**This line is literally "Soon your mother will be here".
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Nyango M. Nambangi of the Minnesota African Women's Association for contributing and translating this song.
Advertisement